La statistique dans les pays en développement : regard et perspective

in Bulletin des séances ARSOM-KAOW (2005), 3

In the context of developing countries, notably in the field of agronomical research, the author suggests some answers to the following questions : is there a specificity in statistics ? What is its ... [more ▼]

In the context of developing countries, notably in the field of agronomical research, the author suggests some answers to the following questions : is there a specificity in statistics ? What is its influence ? How to increase its field impact ? [less ▲]

Statistique et métrique

in Dangel, Jacqueline (Ed.) Le Poète architecte, Arts métriques et art poétique latins (2001)

Statistique pour l'environnement. Traitement bayésien de l'incertitude

Book published by Editions Tec & Doc (2000)

Ce manuel de statistique appliquée traite de l'analyse quantitative des incertitudes. Toutes les applications présentées portent sur les risques concernant les décisions en matière de gestion de l ... [more ▼]

Ce manuel de statistique appliquée traite de l'analyse quantitative des incertitudes. Toutes les applications présentées portent sur les risques concernant les décisions en matière de gestion de l'environnement. Contrairement à beaucoup d'ouvrages de statistiques appliquées, ili exploite l'approche statistique bayésienne. En effet, les principes rationnels qui forment l'ossature de la théorie bayésienne apportent un point de vue neuf et pertinent pour traiter de la gestion des risques environnementaux. Selon cette conception, les données d'observation "objectives" sont combinées aux données "subjectives" (représentation formalisée du phénomène, expertise et savoir préalables) pour une mise à jour des connaissances. Ce livre s'adresse en priorité aux professionnels de l'environnement, ingénieurs, gestionnaires des risques, chercheurs et étudiants, soucieux d'une meilleure exploitation de leurs données et de leur savoir au travers d'une démarche quantitative cohérente. [less ▲]

Statistique, empirique, informelle : quelle enquête pour la collecte d'informations sur les exploitations agricoles ?

in Cahiers Agricultures (1999), 8

La statuaire de Thoutmosis III. Essai d'interprétation d'un portrait royal dans son contexte historique

Book published by ULg - CIPL (1998)

Publication of a doctoral thesis that aimed at defining the significance of the statuary of Thutmosis / Thutmose III, 5th pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty (ca 1478-1425 BC). Given the ... [more ▼]

Publication of a doctoral thesis that aimed at defining the significance of the statuary of Thutmosis / Thutmose III, 5th pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty (ca 1478-1425 BC). Given the importance of the corpus (162 items) and the different aspects of the meaning and function of royal statues in Ancient Egypt, which are not only religious monuments destined for a temple or a tomb, but also political portraits, the analysis is divided in four parts, of uneven length. In the introduction, the author draws attention on the fame of Thutmose III as a monarch and on the richness and quality of his statuary. In Part 1, prolegomena, the author introduces the framework for this investigation, i.e. the chronology of the reign and the methods to be applied in this study of the evolution of the statuary of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. In Part 2, the documentation is presented in a descriptive catalogue which is divided into statues datable by their inscriptions or their archaeological context (C1-125), statues attributed to Thutmose III on the basis of their style or archaeological context (A1-22) and, further, statues of problematic attribution (P1-7), with a final section on fragments of bases or dorsal pillars that have no iconographic significance (Fr1-8). The following typological analysis of all clothing attributes worn by the king and of the eleven statue postures and types make it possible to define, to classify and to interpet the variability of these iconographic elements, not only with the purpose to describe as exactly as possible the repertoire used in this firs well-documented ensemble of royal sculptures since the Middle Kingdom but also to establish the meaning of each statue type as integral part of a religious monument. An appendix on the application of polychromy on the statues concludes this part. In the diachronically oriented Part 3 the crucial problem of the evolution of the statuary of the king is investigated. The documentation is, however, composed in such a way that the several iconographic phases cannot be presented in the order of the reign. Methodologically, the author is compelled to start with the analysis of statues that are datable with absolute certainty, thereby obtaining criteria to be applied to more problematically datable pieces. The author begins with the statues from the Djeser-akhet temple at Deir el-Bahari, which are contemporaneous with the start of the damnation memoriae of queen Hatshepsut in the regnal years 42-3. Next, he studies the statues from the Akhmenu at Karnak, which date from the beginning of the sole reign after year 20, and he considers the king's political attitude to Hatshepsut at the time. After the analysis of the statues of the fourth decade of the reign in the light of the king's politics and of the statues from the coregency period in the light of Hatshepsut's attitude towards the young Thutmose III, the author finally considers the dating problem of three statues, two of which belong to category C and one to category A. The somewhat random order in the discussion of the statuary phases is redressed in the chronologically ordered synthesis of the evolution of the statuary ot Thutmose III at the end of Part 3. In Part 4, the physiognomical evidence of the mummy is confronted with the way the king is portayed in different sculptural interpretations in the various phases of his reign, which approach is in fact a case study of the problem of the portrait and realism in Ancient Egyptian art. Bibliography and indexes of the statues arranged by their place of preservation or discovery, by their original provenance, and by their material, as well as an index of Urkuden IV references and a general index, added. (slightly modified version of the summary of the book on the On-line Egyptological Bibliography; review by J. Lipinska in Chronique d'Égypte LXXVI, n° 151-2 (2001), p. 135-7). [less ▲]

Status and causes of decline in heterochronic newts from Europe

Conference (2008)

Status of electrical power supply of OUFTI-1 nanosatellite as of mid-2012: design, implementation, and tests

Conference (2012)

We describe the principles and performances the OUFTI-1 nanosatellite electrical power supply (EPS), which is designed to provide subsystems with the required voltages and currents, with as high a ... [more ▼]

We describe the principles and performances the OUFTI-1 nanosatellite electrical power supply (EPS), which is designed to provide subsystems with the required voltages and currents, with as high a reliability as possible. [less ▲]

The status of imams in Europe

Conference (2005, June 29)

In relation to various researches I had carried out for the King Baudouin Foundation on possible developments regarding imams training in Belgium, EPC and KBF have set up this international conference ... [more ▼]

In relation to various researches I had carried out for the King Baudouin Foundation on possible developments regarding imams training in Belgium, EPC and KBF have set up this international conference with European academics and policy makers to broaden the debate and discuss various national situations. [less ▲]

The Status of Persons in the European Union

Book published by Bruylant (2008)

Casebook related to the Status of parsons in EU Law

The Status of the Medium-Sized Ungulate Populations in 2010, Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso (Western Africa)

in Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement = Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment [=BASE] (2012), 16(3),

The present study consists of analyzing the raw data collected from the annual line-transect foot count of medium-sized ungulates, carried out at the Nazinga Game Ranch (NGR), Burkina Faso (Western Africa ... [more ▼]

The present study consists of analyzing the raw data collected from the annual line-transect foot count of medium-sized ungulates, carried out at the Nazinga Game Ranch (NGR), Burkina Faso (Western Africa), in both 2001 and 2010. The annual census focused on the seven main medium-sized ungulates, namely (in alphabetical order), the Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), the Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), the Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), the Grimm’s Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), the Oribi (Ourebia ourebi), the Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) and the Western Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus). The census also focused on illegal anthropogenic activities. The wildlife populations were quantitatively analyzed through an estimation of their absolute density via the distance sampling method and through their evolution over the last decade using two relative density indexes, namely the Kilometric Abundance Index (KAI) and a spatial distribution index. These indexes were also used to measure the evolution of illegal activities over the same period. Both the wildlife observations and the anthropogenic observations were mapped using the Kernel method. Following an increasing trend in their population between 2001 and 2010, both the Roan Antelope and the Western Hartebeest reached an estimated density of 4.7 individuals per km², while the Defassa Waterbuck reached 2.4 individuals per km². Following an inverse trend over the same period, the Bushbuck, the Grimm’s Duiker and the Oribi reached an estimated density of 0.4 individuals per km². As for the Common Warthog, its estimated density of 2.5 individuals per km² seemed to remain unchanged during that decade. A comparison between wildlife observations and anthropogenic observations reveals a high decrease in animal densities in the north, east and west peripheral borders of the NGR and a flagrant extension of the proportion of the ranch being subjected to illegal activities (poaching, cattle herding, etc.). [less ▲]